Cabinet door



Apr. 24, 1923.

E.-V; HUGHES CABINET DOOR Filed'Aug. 51, 1921 Patented Apr. 24 i923.

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EARL V. HUG-HES, 0F ANDREWS. INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO WASMUTH-ENDICOTT COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF INDIANA.

CABINET DOOR.

Application filed August 31, 1921.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EARL V. HUGHES, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Andrews, in the county of Huntington and State of Indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Cabinet Doors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in cabinet doors of that type constructed of wood and ordinarily used for kitchen cabinets and other furniture having doors. The object of the inventionis to provide means in the construction of a wooden door by which cupping of the door will be prevented, and which will also aid in resisting the tendency of the door to warp.

The object of the invention is accomplished by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the'wooden door embodying the invention, parts thereof beingbroken away so as to expose to view the structural parts; and

Fig. 2 is a detail view showing one end of the door in central section.

The characters appearing in the description refer to parts shown on the drawings and are designated thereon by corresponding characters, and having reference now to the same 2- The invention comprises a door constructed of a slab 1 of wood with an inserted wooden cleat 9. at each end thereof, and also a metallic strip 3 positioned in each groove 4 at the base of the corresponding cleat 2, the strip being held and concealed in the groove by the cleat. The grain of the slab runs endwise as indicated by the arrow, while that of the cleat is transverse to the slab as in the usual construction so that the tendency of the door to warp is reduced. Each strip 3 is of sufficient breath as to fit snugly in the bottom of the corresponding Serial No. 497,129.

groove 4 and is pressed into place in the bottom ofthe groove before the insertion of the cleat 2 that fills the groove and covers the strips. The ends of each strip terminate at points'suitably distant from the ends of the groove so as not to interfere with shrinkage, or finishing operations applied to the edges of the door. The presence of the metallic strips in the bases of the grooves further reduces the tendency of the door to warp as well as prevents the door from cupping. Aside from the utility of the metallic strips in preventing cupping and warping of the door, by the manner of their application to the structure of thedoor the strips are concealed from view and exposure.

VVhat.I claim is i 1. In a cabinet door comprised of a wooden slab having a transverse groove in each end and corresponding wooden cleats secured therein, a flat metallic strip positioned in each groove at the base thereof and being concealed therein by the corresponding wooden cleat, the ends of said strip terminating respectively Within the slab a short distance from the corresponding ends of said groove.

2. A cabinet door constructed of wood and having a groove in each end thereof extend ing crosswise of the grain of the wood, a flat metallic strip positioned in each groove at the base thereof, and a wooden cleat secured in each groove so as to hold and conceal therein the corresponding strip. the ends of said strip terminating respectively within the slab a short distance from the corresponding ends of said groove.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

EARL V. HUGHES. 

